Whipping up the surf. Breaking waves about 10 feet tall, expected tomorrow. This will cause a lot of beach erosion, bad news for the jersey and delaware beaches. Minor to moderate tidal flooding especially tomorrow night at high tide and dangerous rip currents. I know most of the beaches are not allowing swimming because of that. So, it will stay offshore, no threat to land but really the big story in the atlantic is not jose, its Hurricane Maria. This is now a cat four hurricane. Its rolling right to the same islands that were just decimated by irma. Ill talk more about maria in the full accuweather forecast. Back to you. All right, cecily, well check back in later. Thank you. The action cam was down the shore today where the waves are already noticeably higher many people we spoke with said the winds are not an issue yet but the ocean is definitely looking a lot more unsettled. Boogie boards yesterday and they wouldnt let us use them. They said it was too dangerous. Yesterday we went to the beach and the shore line wasnt very far but it went all the way up near the trash canada. Now the concern is focused on dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding as jose continues to move north. We are also tracking potential impacts of jose on delaware beaches. Action News Reporter john rawlins continues our Team Coverage tonight in Rehoboth Beach. John, good evening. Reporter good evening, well, conditions are kicking up here, thats for sure and officials here are keeping an eye on everything. Theyre following normal precautions. At this point it would be certain things like taking light weight items off of the boardwalk that might take flight in a big wind, theyve gassed up all their emergency vehicles should they lose power and they cant pump gas. The sense is theyre going to get a lot of rain, theyre going to get wind surf, maybe some minor flooding but no major long lasting issues at this point. A gray wind swept and at times rainy day at Rehoboth Beach warning flags not to swim near jetties. Otherwise the beach was opened for those wanting to brave a punishing surf. Lifeguards keeping watch overnight and tomorrow officials expecting todays wind to double to speeds of 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour or more. But given the topography officials here not anticipating any serious flooding. Great thing about Rehoboth Beach were up on a crest about 18 feet above sea level so therefore were not anticipating a lot of flooding into our streets or anything like that and weve done some upgrades to our water and sewage drainage and things like that recently so i think we will be good. Reporter today most folks at the beach content to stay out of the water and just take in the atmosphere. Its a great day. You know, theres nothing like a empty beach and hearing the waves, breathing in the salt air. Reporter brenda scales says shes fascinated by the ocean and mother natures impact. I kind of think of it as a spiritual way. Shes kind of getting upset with things or shes transitioning and getting rid of the old and like bringing in the new. Reporter most of the late summer crowd stayed on the boardwalk, a plus for retailers like tidal raves. Walking the boardwalk. A lot of other places are closed. Theyre going to come to an open store. Reporter theyre coming in and theyre interested. Buying souvenirs tshirts sweatshirts when its cold and windy. Reporter well, youre looking at a live picture right now of the surf as it comes crashing in here at rehoboth. In the five, six hours weve been here it has gotten larger and much more significant. The thinking is tomorrow there will be a complete washout here. There wont be the folks on the beach or on the boardwalk going into stores and buying. People are just going to hunker down and wait for jose to pass by. Live in Rehoboth Beach john rawlins channel6 action news. Back to you. Thank you john. With hurricane jose churning in the atlantic, parts of the caribbean are now bracing for the brunt of Hurricane Maria. Maria is now a category three hurricane and it is headed straight for the eastern caribbean, that is the same set of islands that felt the wrath of Hurricane Irma just last week. Residents there obviously are preparing to hunker down again in the event that maria makes landfall. Another island in the path of maria is puerto rico. Today members of the Puerto Rican Community of philadelphia told action news about their growing sense of concern they are worried puerto rico will take a direct hit from maria as that island is just cleaning up from a devastating blow from irma. Its about a Million People with very unstable water and electrical conditions. Theyre saying its going to take months. City Officials Say theyre working with nonprofits in hopes of making a donation to puerto rico as after the storm passes through. Action news will track hurricanes jose and maria for the night. The morning team will be up early. You can join matt tam david and karen tomorrow beginning at 4 00 a. M. All right, turning to other news now, developing news out of bucks county tonight. One person is dead after a rental van hit a modified electric bicycle. Action News Reporter walter perez is live in lower southampton with the details. Walter. Reporter rick, well give you a live look at the scene right here. Now, were told that the crash involved this rented transit van and the rider of what investigators are describing as you mentioned as a modified electric bicycle. Some riders say the bicycle was riding on the sidewalk of street road. Others say the light was yellow turning red at the time of the crash. What we know is the man on the bike was killed. It was right around 2 oclock this afternoon when witnesses say the man riding this modified electric bicycle was traveling west on street road in lower southampton. As the man on the motorized bike was crossing the intersection of central avenue, the driver of this rented transit van traveling in the opposite direction turned left onto central right into the path of the oncoming bike. As you can see, the impact was enough to crumple the vans passenger side door. Paramedics arrived on the scene a short time later but the man on the motorized bike was pronounced dead at the scene. The ensuing Police Investigation resulted in quite a backup in both directions along street road, a very busy thorofare through this part of bucks county. Investigators say theyre still not sure who was at fault here. We talked to several witnesses. Anybody saw anything can call the Lower Southampton Police department 215 3571235 and leave a message and someone will that get back to them. Reporter all right, back out live at the scene here, authorities have not yet released the name of the man who died pending family notification. The driver of the a van is cooperating. Meanwhile, this scene will not be cleaned up were told until 5 30 at the very earliest so if youre traveling this area this evening, youll want to steer clear of street road in lower southampton because it is backed up big time in both directions. Reporting live from lower southampton, walter perez, channel6 action news. Rick. Walter, thank you. Also new at 5 00 tonight police in bucks county are looking for this vehicle in connection with an attempted luring. Officials were told that this silver suv approached two girls the driver of the suv approached two girls on park lane in feasterville yesterday. The driver apparently asked both girls if they wanted to go for a ride. The girls said no. The vehicle left. The driver was last seen wearing a black and gray shirt with sunglasses and braids in his hair. If you have any information youre asked to call lower southampton township police. Classes are canceled tomorrow for the Methacton School district as teachers there continue to strike. The picket lines began at 7 30 this Morning Hours after emergency talks broke down last night. That forced the School District to cancel classes for today. Union members have been working without a contract since january. Wages, benefits and class size are all sticking points. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says pharmaceutical companies have agreed to work on making nonaddictive pain medications obviously to help fight the opioid addiction problem. The governor spoke in trenton today as chairman of the white house opioid condition. White House CouncilKellyanne Conway took part. Christie compared overdose death statistics to the number of people who died september 11th 2001. 52,000 deaths in 2015. And my previous statement was that means we have a 9 11 loss of death every three weeks. Every three weeks. That means we have 17 9 11s a year. Governor christie stressed today the public and private sectors must join together quickly to address this Public Health crisis. Firefighters in New Castle County will now be equipped with life saving narcan. It does block the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose. In recent years individual Fire Companies in the county paid themselves for supplies of narcan but now collaboration with county officials and green hill pharmacies will supply those Fire Departments with the life saving medication. All right, time for a check of our action news traffic report monday night. All right, lets swing over live to matt pelman in the action News Traffic Center. Tough to move on a monday sometimes. A car didnt want to run left lanes of the schuylkill by city a they just got it pushed off to the side but as you can see its still extra heavy in the we could lanes from past montgomery through this point at city avenue out toward gladwyne with normal afternoon volume. Now, that the dv is pushed off to the side. Normal on 95, 12 Miles Per Hour northbound by penns landing. Walter told us about the awful mow pedestrian accident in lower southampton. That still has street road blocked westbound but eastbounds also a mess there by the cvs. Bristol road could be a possible alternate. I dont think id use county line because along county line at davisville in upper moreland theres another motorcycle accident by the Dunkin Donuts and the bertuccis. Double trouble on the bucks county Montgomery County line this afternoon. Elsewhere in bucks county the accident investigation closing swamp road and in concordeville delco getting word of an overturned vehicle along smith bridge road at station road. So lots of situations. Well keep watching them, rick and monica, in the next half hour in thank you. Thanks matt. Much more ahead. A stunning revelation from former greys anatomy star kate walsh. The surgery shes talking about in hoens of hopes of raising awareness about a health issue. First from the American Academy of pediatrics. Why some of the top doctors in the country are issuing guidelines on tattoos and body piercings. That and much more when action news comes right back. Sfx tmobile mnemonic sfx netflix mnemonic sfx tmobile mnemonic sfx netflix mnemonic sfx tmobile mnemonic sfx netflix mnemonic tmobiles unlimited now includes netflix on us. Thats right, netflix on us. Get four unlimited lines for just forty bucks each. Taxes and fees included. And now, netflix included. So go ahead, binge on us. Another reason why tmobile is americas best unlimited network. New video shows the moments a charter bus plowed into a public bus on the streets of queens this morning. Happened in the beginning of the morning rush hour around 6 15. Three people were killed, 16 others were injured. The crash sent both buses into a nearby chicken shop which started a small fire. Police are looking into whether the driver of the charter bus ran a red light prior to the collision. Actress kate walsh says she has fully recovered from surgery that removed a benign tumor from her brain. The former greys anatomy and private practice star told cosmo magazine she was having physical and cognitive problems before the tumor was that found. When doctors located it it was the size of a small lemon. Walsh underwent surgery two years ago and then took nine months offer work. The actress says shes now back to normal. Health check tonight. Tattoos and body piercings becoming much more common among many folks including teens. For the first time the American Academy of pediatrics is now offering guidance. Health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board with the details. Hi guys. The Doctors Group recognizes it is a growing trend. Theyre not saying theyre for or against them but there are considerations they want young people to keep in mind. Now, as for medical complications such as an infection, its rare but you do want to make sure if you get a tattoo or a piercing that you go to a reputable and clean place that follows Infection Control procedures. Also make sure youre up to date on your vaccinations and youre not on any medication that is can suppress your immune system. The academy wants them to understand the permanent nature of body work. A recent survey found some people still believe it can hurt your chances of getting a job. Placement of tattoos is a huge controversial issue. Many want other people to see their tattoos but sometimes it gets into the way of employment. I got a tattoo on my leg out of consideration for the population i work with. I did not have any regrets. I love my tattoo. Also today its a sign of fitness. Competing in a triathlon and in most cases its safe but some rare incidents of people suffering cardiac arrest has sparked concern and research. Doctors at the Minneapolis Heart Institute foundation looked at 135 sudden deaths during triathlons over 10 years. They found men over 60 were at the highest risk and typically had underlying heart problems. Most deaths happened during the swim portion. Again, researchers say this is rare but athletes should have a physical before training and before competing. And finally today the next time youre stressed about something try writing it out or typing out your concerns. A study from Michigan StateUniversity Shows expressive writing can help calm the mind. Researchers say writing down your worries helps take them off of your mind so that theres more room in your brain to focus on the task. Rick and monica, otherwise youre kind of multitasking trying to do both. Sometimes i get Writers Block which makes me anxious so then its. I dont know what to do there. Thank you. Officials from london were at Newark Charter high school to invite the marching band to the performance of a lifetime. They have been chosen to take part in london englands new years day parade festival in the year 2019 and how about that . The turn of the year tradition is renown as one of the greatest street spectaculars. They will join 8,000 others on january 1st 2019. Very cool. Very nice. Still to come on action news at 5 00 tonight a cohost shakeup on the view. The panelist who announced today shes leaving. A breaking weekend at the box office. How the horror film it has sealed its spot in Hollywood History when action news comes right back. hard exhalation honey . Can we do this tomorrow . grunts of effort can we do this tomorrow . If you have Heart Failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. But entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the largest Heart Failure study ever, to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading Heart Failure medicine. Women who are pregnant must not take entresto. 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Today she had a message for viewers. It isnt about me, this isnt about us its about a conversation, its about serious issues and its about the fact that you care enough to hear what we have to say and that i appreciate more than any executive or any position i can ever hold. I appreciate the fact that you give me the time of day and a presence to make my voice heard. She says shes moving ton write a book and pursue other opportunities. No replacement cohost has yet been announced. A check of that forecast is it ill still to come. , whoing live from cape may new jersey and rough surf. As wereive were under an accuweather alert with hurricane jose spinning off the east coast. Meteorologist cecily tynan has the latest on joses track when we come back. Time for a check of that accuweather forecast monday night. Meteorologist cecily tynan tracking that accuweather alert from the Weather Center tonight. Cecily. Yes, its all about hurricane jose right now. Lets head o